Canada women's national soccer team
The Canada women's national soccer team (French: Équipe du Canada féminine de soccer) is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and competes in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).
Association | Canadian Soccer Association | ||
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Confederation | CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Bev Priestman | ||
Captain | Christine Sinclair | ||
Most caps | Christine Sinclair (296) | ||
Top scorer | Christine Sinclair (186) | ||
FIFA code | CAN | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 8 (December 18, 2020)[1] | ||
Highest | 4 (August–December 2016, June 2017, March 2018) | ||
Lowest | 13 (December 2005) | ||
First international | |||
United States 2–0 Canada (Blaine, United States; July 7, 1986) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Canada 21–0 Puerto Rico (Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada; August 28, 1998) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
United States 9–1 Canada (Dallas, United States; May 19, 1995) United States 9–1 Canada (Sydney, Australia; June 2, 2000) Norway 9–1 Canada (Honefoss, Norway; June 19, 2001) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1995) | ||
Best result | 4th place (2003) | ||
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup | |||
Appearances | 9 (first in 1991) | ||
Best result | Champions, 1998 and 2010 | ||
Olympics | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2008) | ||
Best result | Bronze: 2 (2012, 2016) | ||
The team reached international prominence at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, losing in the bronze medal match to the United States.[2] Canada qualified for its first Olympic women's soccer tournament in 2008, making it to the quarterfinals.[3] Canada are two-time CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup champions, and two-time Olympic bronze medalists from London 2012 where they defeated France 1–0 in Coventry and from Rio de Janeiro 2016, after defeating hosts Brazil 2–1 in São Paulo.[4]
A certain segment of the Canadian women's soccer fans are closely linked to the U-20 team (U-19 prior to 2006), partly due to Canada hosting the inaugural FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in 2002, a tournament in which the team won silver in front of 47,784 fans at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta.[5] Canada also hosted the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by England. Canada set the tournament and team record for attendance in the process, with 1,353,506 and 54,027 respectively.[6]
History
The Canada women's team played its first international on July 7, 1986, a 2–0 away loss to the United States.[7][8] The team's first major tournament was the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden, where the team achieved one draw and two losses in group play and failed to advance.[9] Its first success in a major tournament was the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States, where Canada finished in fourth place, their first time reaching the semifinals of a major global tournament.[10] Canada's best finish in any major global tournament was its third-place finish at both the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[11] Canada hosted the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time, where they reached the quarterfinals.[12]
Captain Christine Sinclair has been called the "backbone" of the Canadian national team, earning her 250th cap in 2016, while ranking first worldwide in international goals scored by any player, man or woman.[13][14][15] She was named Canada Soccer's female player of the year every year from 2004 to 2014, and has been nominated for FIFA's Women's World Player of the Year.[16] Despite speculation otherwise, she confirmed in 2016 that she plans to compete in the 2019 Women's World Cup and the 2020 Olympics.[13] She also added prior to the 2016 Olympics that "The young players coming into this Olympic squad have brought an energy and passion to our team and they have risen the bar."[17]
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Void or postponed Fixtures
2020
March 4, 2020 Tournoi de France | France | 1–0 | Canada | Calais, France |
17:00 CET | Asseyi 54' | Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Epopee Attendance: 7,054 Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany) |
March 7, 2020 Tournoi de France | Canada | 0–0 | Netherlands | Calais, France |
19:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Epopee Attendance: 989 Referee: Florence Guillemin (France) |
March 10, 2020 Tournoi de France | Brazil | 2–2 | Canada | Calais, France |
19:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Epopee Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
2021
February 18, 2021 SheBelieves Cup | United States | v | Canada | Orlando, Florida, United States |
19:00 ET | Stadium: Exploria Stadium |
February 21, 2021 SheBelieves Cup | Argentina | v | Canada | Orlando, Florida, United States |
18:00 ET | Stadium: Exploria Stadium |
February 24, 2021 SheBelieves Cup | Canada | v | Brazil | Orlando, Florida, United States |
16:00 ET | Stadium: Exploria Stadium |
TBD Olympics GS | Canada | v | TBD | Japan |
Stadium: TBD |
TBD Olympics GS | Canada | v | TBD | Japan |
Stadium: TBD |
TBD Olympics GS | Canada | v | TBD | Japan |
Stadium: TBD |
Head-to-head record
- Key
- The following table shows Canada's all-time official international record per opponent:
- As of February 9, 2020[18]
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | % W | Confederation |
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Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 100.00 | CONMEBOL |
Australia | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 37.50 | AFC |
Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | UEFA |
Brazil | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 36.36 | CONMEBOL |
Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | CAF |
Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.00 | CONMEBOL |
China PR | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 50 | -24 | 29.63 | AFC |
Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.00 | AFC |
Colombia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 | CONMEBOL |
Costa Rica | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 6 | +40 | 100.00 | CONCACAF |
Cuba | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 100.00 | CONCACAF |
Denmark | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 50.00 | UEFA |
Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 | CONMEBOL |
England | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 46.15 | UEFA |
Finland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 60.00 | UEFA |
France | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 35.71 | UEFA |
Germany | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 46 | -28 | 6.67 | UEFA |
Ghana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 50.00 | CAF |
Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | UEFA |
Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100.00 | UEFA |
Guatemala | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 100.00 | CONCACAF |
Guyana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 100.00 | CONCACAF |
Haiti | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 100.00 | CONCACAF |
Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | AFC |
Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | UEFA |
Iceland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50.00 | UEFA |
Italy | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 60.00 | UEFA |
Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 | CAF |
Jamaica | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | +56 | 100.00 | CONCACAF |
Japan | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 28.57 | AFC |
Martinique | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 100.00 | CONCACAF |
Mexico | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 12 | +56 | 88.00 | CONCACAF |
Morocco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 50.00 | CAF |
Netherlands | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 69.23 | UEFA |
New Zealand | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 64.29 | OFC |
Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 33.33 | CAF |
North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | AFC |
Norway | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 38 | -27 | 15.38 | UEFA |
Panama | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 100.00 | CONCACAF |
Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 | UEFA |
Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 66.67 | UEFA |
Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 100.00 | CONCACAF |
Republic of Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 | UEFA |
Russia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 80.00 | UEFA |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 100.00 | CONCACAF |
Scotland | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 87.50 | UEFA |
Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 100.00 | AFC |
South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 | CAF |
South Korea | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 87.50 | AFC |
Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.00 | UEFA |
Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 50.00 | UEFA |
Sweden | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 21.74 | UEFA |
Switzerland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 80.00 | UEFA |
Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | +35 | 100.00 | CONCACAF |
United States | 61 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 40 | 182 | -142 | 4.92 | CONCACAF |
Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100.00 | CONMEBOL |
Wales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 | UEFA |
Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 | CAF |
Total | 395 | 191 | 52 | 152 | 745 | 556 | +189 | – | – |
Staff
Current staff
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | Bev Priestman |
Assistant coach | Andrée Jeglertz |
Goalkeeper coach | Michael Norris |
Performance analyst | Jasmine Mander |
Last updated: February 1, 2021
Source: Source
Head coaches
Name | Nation | From | To |
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Neil Turnbull | Canada | 1986 | 1991 |
Sylvie Béliveau | Canada | 1993 | 1995 |
Neil Turnbull | Canada | 1996 | 1999 |
Even Pellerud | Norway | 2000 | 2008 |
Carolina Morace | Italy | 2009 | 2011 |
John Herdman | England | 2011 | 2018 |
Kenneth Heiner-Møller | Denmark | 2018 | 2020 |
Bev Priestman | England | 2020 | present |
Players
Current squad
- The following 31 players were named to the preliminary squad for the 2021 SheBelieves Cup.[19][20]
- Caps and goals are current as of March 11, 2020, after the match against Brazil.
Recent call-ups
- The following players were named to the squad in the last twelve months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Sabrina D'Angelo | May 11, 1993 | 8 | 0 | Vittsjö | 2020 Tournoi de France |
Notes:
- PRE = Preliminary squad
Records
Bold players are still active.
- As of March 10, 2020[21]
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Most assists
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Most clean sheets (five or more)
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Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Rank | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
1991 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1995 | Group stage | 10/12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
1999 | Group stage | 12/16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
2003 | Fourth place | 4/16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
2007 | Group stage | 9/16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
2011 | Group stage | 16/16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
2015 | Quarter-finals | 6/24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
2019 | Round of 16 | 11/24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
2023 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 7/9 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 52 |
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics record | |||||||
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
1996 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2000 | |||||||
2004 | |||||||
2008 | Eighth place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
2012 | Third Place | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 |
2016 | Third Place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
2020 | Qualified | ||||||
Total | 4/7 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 19 |
CONCACAF Women's Championship
CONCACAF Women's Championship record | |||||||
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
1991 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 |
1993 | Third place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
1994 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 |
1998 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
2000 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 |
2002 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 |
2006 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
2010 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
2014 | Did not participate | ||||||
2018 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
Total | 9/10 | 39 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 179 | 32 |
Pan American Games
Pan American Games record | |||||||
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
1999 | Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
2003 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
2007 | Third Place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 11 |
2011 | Champions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
2015 | Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
2019 | Withdrew | ||||||
Total | 5/5 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 62 | 42 |
Minor tournaments
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SheBelieves Cup
The SheBelieves Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's football hosted in the United States.
SheBelieves Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | Coach |
2021 | 3 | Bev Priestman | ||||||
Total | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
References
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- "Canadian soccer timeline from 2001 to 2004". Canada Soccer. May 27, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
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- FIFA.com. "Women's Olympic Football Tournament, Rio 2016 - Matches - FIFA". FIFA. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- FIFA.com. "FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship Canada 2002 - Matches - Canada-USA - FIFA". FIFA. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- "Key figures from the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015". FIFA. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- Larsen, Karin (June 6, 2015). "FIFA Women's World Cup brings back bittersweet memories for Canada's 1st national female soccer players". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- Lisi, Clemente A. (2010). The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story. Scarecrow Press. p. 131. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
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- FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995 - Matches - FIFA". FIFA. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 - Matches - FIFA". FIFA. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- "Canadian women repeat as Olympic soccer bronze medallists". Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- "Canada gets 2015 Women's World Cup of soccer". cbc.ca. March 3, 2011.
- "Christine Sinclair says Rio Olympics won't be her last tournament – Sportsnet.ca". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- "Christine Sinclair gets heartfelt praise from Canadian soccer boss". Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- "Canadian soccer icon Christine Sinclair appointed to Order of Canada". CBC Sports. June 30, 2017.
- "Christine Sinclair". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games. September 19, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- "Christine Sinclair headlines Canada's Olympic soccer team". Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- "Full Schedule & Results". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- https://www.canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-announces-womens-national-team-training-camp-roster-ahead-of-the-2021-shebelieves-cup/
- https://twitter.com/CanadaSoccerEN/status/1358566704696205312
- "Canada Soccer Records & Results". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
External links
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Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by 1994 United States |
CONCACAF Champions 1998 (First title) |
Succeeded by 2002 United States |
Preceded by 2006 United States |
CONCACAF Champions 2010 (Second title) |
Succeeded by 2014 United States |